Summer Camps

NPC Summer Camps 2019

Scholarships are available. For more information about scholarships, please contact Pam Castleberry. If you are
interested in teaching or volunteering at summer camps, please contact Pam Castleberry
at Pam.Castleberry@np.edu to learn how to get involved.

Robotics

Delve into the autonomous world of robotics with an overview of what makes a robot
“smart” and how it senses the world around it. Learn about many types of sensors,
how they work and even make a few of your own. Gain experience programming and working
with the Arduino micro-controller platform. Assemble a robot, test it, modify it,
and then use it to complete various challenges.

Feature Filmmaking

Experience what it’s like to work on a professional film set from start to finish!
Write and pitch your own script, build sets, make props, design costumes, run high-end
HD cameras, and even choreograph a fight scene all in one week. If you think you’ve
got what it takes to be a film star then come test your mettle in this in-depth fast-paced
introduction to movie making at its finest.

Game Makers

Develop and design a new BOARD GAME from ideation through finalization. Students will
learn Adobe Photoshop® as they work through the design process exploring branding,
packaging, and advertising. Each day is filled with practical, hands-on design activities,
technical demonstrations, and in-depth instruction. Foundation skills such as sketching,
rendering, and prototyping are emphasized. We will go from product design to logo
creation, product package design and printing, and finish with dynamic advertising
for our GAMES.

This camp is for leaders. Meet local leaders at every level of government and learn
their secrets for success. Compete in staged political debates, mock trials, scavenger
hunts, and other fast paced games that will hone your leadership skills. Only students
recommended by their high school teachers are eligible to participate. Space is very
limited.

Inside Engineering: Mission to Mars

Engineering camp provides an opportunity for students to explore the different fields
of engineering even further through a variety of engaging, hands-on activities. In
this “Mission to Mars” camp, students will identify the challenges involved with settling
another planet. Participants will design, build, and test their ideas for rockets,
biospheres, hydroponic gardening, water treatment, and more!

Engineering: Pollinator Extinction

In this camp, “Plight of the Bumblebees: Engineering Solutions to Pollinator Extinction,
participants will have the opportunity to design, build, and test ideas for artificial
pollinators, gardening strategies, bee-safe pesticides, and more! This camp includes
a field trip to Garvan Woodland Gardens for participants to learn the importance of
pollinators in our ecosystems.

Rockets

Fascinated with Space and what lies beyond our Earth? Join us for our Rocket Summer
Camp where you can learn about, make and experiment with rockets. We will soar into
the world of rocketry with hands on learning techniques and demonstrations. As a final
project, learn how to construct a water bottle rocket launch pad and see how high
you can make your customized water rocket fly with a height gauge you build yourself.
We will start with the basic Laws of Motion and use those principals and more to design
and optimize each of our rockets, including the rocket powered car. We will also delve
into the different techniques scientists use to study the Universe beyond the Earth’s
atmosphere.

Drones

Come on an adventure in the world of small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (sUAV) or "Drones",
while learning to fly one at the same time! We’ll practice basic flight skills and
safety then move to drone racing and aerial photography. Fun flight activities will
be blended with learning about drone technology, social and legal issues, plus business
and career opportunities. Have fun and get in front of the next wave of technology.
Drones provided for use during class. Camp will be held at Hot Springs Intermediate
School Gymnasium.

Fiber Arts Camp

Students will learn 7 fun ways to dye fabrics in this week long camp. They will get
to learn to techniques of Shibori, Resist & Batik, Ice Dying and traditional Tie Dying
in different patterns. Each process will be done on a 12x12 fabric that students get
to take home each day and at the end of the camp they will get to pick 2 of their
favorites to design a t-shirt and pillowcase they get to take home and show off their
new founded skills with.

Young Manufacturers Academy (YMA)

The Young Manufacturers Academy (YMA) introduces students entering grades 6-8, to
all facets of the manufacturing industry, through hands-on activities and simulation-based
learning, travel to industry locations for on-site interaction with manufacturers.

Pottery

Pottery Camp will give students the opportunity to learn what it takes to create a
pottery project from start to finish. Students will learn techniques, like slab, use
paints and under glazes. Projects will consist of pinch pots, effigy pots, 6x6 tiles,
and wind chimes. Students will be making and creating, loading and firing, and learning
pit firing for their projects. Students get to keep all projects they complete. This
is a MESSY camp, students will need to dress accordingly.

Pottery

Pottery Camp will give students the opportunity to learn what it takes to create a
pottery project from start to finish. Students will learn techniques, like slab, use
paints and under glazes. Projects will consist of pinch pots, effigy pots, 6x6 tiles,
and wind chimes. Students will be making and creating, loading and firing, and learning
pit firing for their projects. Students get to keep all projects they complete. This
is a MESSY camp, students will need to dress accordingly.